diff --git a/src/evo/mnhftx.cpp b/src/evo/mnhftx.cpp
index 94db62b1f66253..dfe88a9efd53b5 100644
--- a/src/evo/mnhftx.cpp
+++ b/src/evo/mnhftx.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,21 @@
 const std::string MNEHF_REQUESTID_PREFIX = "mnhf";
 static const std::string DB_SIGNALS = "mnhf_s";
 
+uint256 MNHFTxPayload::GetRequestId() const
+{
+    return ::SerializeHash(std::make_pair(MNEHF_REQUESTID_PREFIX, int64_t{signal.versionBit}));
+}
+
+CMutableTransaction MNHFTxPayload::PrepareTx() const
+{
+    CMutableTransaction tx;
+    tx.nVersion = 3;
+    tx.nType = SPECIALTX_TYPE;
+    SetTxPayload(tx, *this);
+
+    return tx;
+}
+
 CMNHFManager::Signals CMNHFManager::GetSignalsStage(const CBlockIndex* const pindexPrev)
 {
     Signals signals = GetFromCache(pindexPrev);
@@ -53,12 +68,7 @@ CMNHFManager::Signals CMNHFManager::GetSignalsStage(const CBlockIndex* const pin
     return signals;
 }
 
-const uint256 MNHFTx::GetRequestId() const
-{
-    return ::SerializeHash(std::make_pair(MNEHF_REQUESTID_PREFIX, int64_t{versionBit}));
-}
-
-bool MNHFTx::Verify(const uint256& quorumHash, const uint256& msgHash, TxValidationState& state) const
+bool MNHFTx::Verify(const uint256& quorumHash, const uint256& requestId, const uint256& msgHash, TxValidationState& state) const
 {
     if (versionBit >= VERSIONBITS_NUM_BITS) {
         return state.Invalid(TxValidationResult::TX_CONSENSUS, "bad-mnhf-nbit-out-of-bounds");
@@ -67,8 +77,8 @@ bool MNHFTx::Verify(const uint256& quorumHash, const uint256& msgHash, TxValidat
     const Consensus::LLMQType& llmqType = Params().GetConsensus().llmqTypeMnhf;
     const auto quorum = llmq::quorumManager->GetQuorum(llmqType, quorumHash);
 
-    const uint256 signHash = llmq::utils::BuildSignHash(llmqType, quorum->qc->quorumHash, GetRequestId(), msgHash);
-    LogPrintf("validation: quorum:%s requestId:%s msgHash:%s signHash:%s\n", quorum->qc->quorumHash.ToString(), GetRequestId().ToString(), msgHash.ToString(), signHash.ToString());
+    const uint256 signHash = llmq::utils::BuildSignHash(llmqType, quorum->qc->quorumHash, requestId, msgHash);
+    LogPrintf("validation: quorum:%s requestId:%s msgHash:%s signHash:%s\n", quorum->qc->quorumHash.ToString(), requestId.ToString(), msgHash.ToString(), signHash.ToString());
     if (!sig.VerifyInsecure(quorum->qc->quorumPublicKey, signHash)) {
         LogPrintf("validation: indeed invalid!\n");
         return state.Invalid(TxValidationResult::TX_CONSENSUS, "bad-mnhf-invalid");
@@ -113,7 +123,7 @@ bool CheckMNHFTx(const CTransaction& tx, const CBlockIndex* pindexPrev, TxValida
     LogPrintf("knst verify signal: tx hash:%s - %s\n", tx.GetHash().ToString(), tx.ToString());
 
 
-    if (!mnhfTx.signal.Verify(mnhfTx.signal.quorumHash, msgHash, state)) {
+    if (!mnhfTx.signal.Verify(mnhfTx.signal.quorumHash, mnhfTx.GetRequestId(), msgHash, state)) {
         // set up inside Verify
         return false;
     }
diff --git a/src/evo/mnhftx.h b/src/evo/mnhftx.h
index c1227c63309b89..2fe33588ecc4bb 100644
--- a/src/evo/mnhftx.h
+++ b/src/evo/mnhftx.h
@@ -34,9 +34,7 @@ class MNHFTx
     CBLSSignature sig{};
 
     MNHFTx() = default;
-    bool Verify(const uint256& quorumHash, const uint256& msgHash, TxValidationState& state) const;
-
-    const uint256 GetRequestId() const;
+    bool Verify(const uint256& quorumHash, const uint256& requestId, const uint256& msgHash, TxValidationState& state) const;
 
     SERIALIZE_METHODS(MNHFTx, obj)
     {
@@ -67,6 +65,17 @@ class MNHFTxPayload
     uint8_t nVersion{CURRENT_VERSION};
     MNHFTx signal;
 
+public:
+    /**
+     * helper function to calculare Request ID used for signing
+     */
+    uint256 GetRequestId() const;
+
+    /**
+     * helper function to prepare special transaction for signing
+     */
+    CMutableTransaction PrepareTx() const;
+
     SERIALIZE_METHODS(MNHFTxPayload, obj)
     {
         READWRITE(obj.nVersion, obj.signal);
diff --git a/src/llmq/ehf_signals.cpp b/src/llmq/ehf_signals.cpp
index 30bf55f2a55d7e..95bd66fa4bf3a4 100644
--- a/src/llmq/ehf_signals.cpp
+++ b/src/llmq/ehf_signals.cpp
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ void CEHFSignalsHandler::UpdatedBlockTip(const CBlockIndex* const pindexNew)
         return;
     }
 
+
     trySignEHFSignal(Params().GetConsensus().vDeployments[Consensus::DEPLOYMENT_MN_RR].bit, pindexNew);
 }
 
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ void CEHFSignalsHandler::trySignEHFSignal(int bit, const CBlockIndex* const pind
         LogPrintf("knst try sign - llmq params doesn't exist\n");
         return;
     }
-    auto quorum = sigman.SelectQuorumForSigning(llmq_params_opt.value(), qman, requestId);
+    const auto quorum = sigman.SelectQuorumForSigning(llmq_params_opt.value(), qman, requestId);
     if (!quorum) {
         LogPrintf("knst EHF - No active quorum\n");
         return;
@@ -86,45 +87,36 @@ void CEHFSignalsHandler::trySignEHFSignal(int bit, const CBlockIndex* const pind
     LogPrintf("knst quorum: %lld\n", quorum.get());
     LogPrintf("knst quorum->qc: %lld\n", quorum->qc.get());
     LogPrintf("knst quorum hash: %s\n", quorum->qc->quorumHash.ToString());
+
     MNHFTxPayload mnhfPayload;
     mnhfPayload.signal.versionBit = bit;
     mnhfPayload.signal.quorumHash = quorum->qc->quorumHash;
+    const uint256 msgHash = mnhfPayload.PrepareTx().GetHash();
 
-    CMutableTransaction tx;
-    tx.nVersion = 3;
-    tx.nType = TRANSACTION_MNHF_SIGNAL;
-    SetTxPayload(tx, mnhfPayload);
-    const uint256 msgHash = tx.GetHash();
-
+    ids.insert(requestId);
     sigman.AsyncSignIfMember(llmqType, shareman, requestId, msgHash);
 }
 
 void CEHFSignalsHandler::HandleNewRecoveredSig(const CRecoveredSig& recoveredSig)
 {
-    LogPrintf("knst straight in HandleNewRecoveredSig! as expected\n");
     if (g_txindex) {
         g_txindex->BlockUntilSyncedToCurrentChain();
     }
 
     LogPrintf("knst Handle new recovered sig: %s!\n", recoveredSig.ToJson().write());
 
+    MNHFTxPayload mnhfPayload;
+    mnhfPayload.signal.versionBit = Params().GetConsensus().vDeployments[Consensus::DEPLOYMENT_MN_RR].bit;
 
-    const int bit = Params().GetConsensus().vDeployments[Consensus::DEPLOYMENT_MN_RR].bit;
-    const uint256 requestId = ::SerializeHash(std::make_pair(MNEHF_REQUESTID_PREFIX, int64_t{bit}));
-
-    LogPrintf("knst while expecting: request: %s bit=%d\n", requestId.ToString(), bit);
-    if (requestId != recoveredSig.getId()) return;
+    if (ids.find(recoveredSig.getId()) == ids.end()) {
+        // there's nothing interesting for CEHFSignalsHandler
+        return;
+    }
 
-    MNHFTxPayload mnhfPayload;
-    mnhfPayload.signal.versionBit = bit;
     mnhfPayload.signal.quorumHash = recoveredSig.getQuorumHash();
     mnhfPayload.signal.sig = recoveredSig.sig.Get();
 
-    CMutableTransaction tx;
-    tx.nVersion = 3;
-    tx.nType = TRANSACTION_MNHF_SIGNAL;
-    SetTxPayload(tx, mnhfPayload);
-
+    CMutableTransaction tx = mnhfPayload.PrepareTx();
 
     LogPrintf("knst send tx: %s - %s\n", tx.GetHash().ToString(), tx.ToString());
     {
diff --git a/src/llmq/ehf_signals.h b/src/llmq/ehf_signals.h
index 9d9b3766447a31..11e9435f47f5b8 100644
--- a/src/llmq/ehf_signals.h
+++ b/src/llmq/ehf_signals.h
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 #include <crypto/common.h>
 #include <llmq/signing.h>
 
+#include <set>
+
 class CChainState;
 class CConnman;
 class CTxMemPool;
@@ -30,6 +32,8 @@ class CEHFSignalsHandler : public CRecoveredSigsListener
     CQuorumManager& qman;
     CTxMemPool& mempool;
     CMNHFManager& mnhfManager;
+
+    std::set<uint256> ids;
 public:
     explicit CEHFSignalsHandler(CChainState& chainstate, CConnman& connman,
                                 CSigningManager& sigman, CSigSharesManager& shareman,
@@ -52,6 +56,7 @@ class CEHFSignalsHandler : public CRecoveredSigsListener
 
 private:
     void trySignEHFSignal(int bit, const CBlockIndex* const pindex);
+
 };
 
 } // namespace llmq